x marks the spot ------always.......... Otis Wright
Keith Whaley wrote: > Pray tell, what IS "SMCT 2x - 3x mm glass?" > What does "x" stand for? > > keith whaley > > "Otis Wright, Jr." wrote: > > > > Have you considered a wider lens. Everyone has different needs, but for 30 > > years of casual family and travel photography, I used SMCT 2x - 3x mm glass > > 80 to 90 percent of the time. > > > > Just one amateurs thoughts. > > > > Otis > > > > Michael Cross wrote: > > > > > I am starting out here and looking to purchase (at least for now) one > > > prime lens. My primary photographic interest is candids and casual > > > portraits of my kids in both individual and small group shots. I am > > > looking at a prime lens because I would like to do available light and > > > shallow DOF shots and the quality (especially bokeh) is important to me. > > > > > > So I have narrowed it down to three Pentax lenses: > > > > > > 1. FA 50mm f/1.4 > > > 2. FA 77mm f/1.8 > > > 3. FA 85mm f/1.4 > > > > > > Which lens would you choose? Any others I should consider? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Michael Cross > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]